Future Focus: Innovation
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Apple iCloud, iOS 5, Mac OS X, and more at WWDC next week
Apple iCloud could kick off a slew of updates and new services at WWDC. The annual show starts June 6. Here's what Apple iCloud may include.
05/31/2011 12:11 pm -
Horizons Apple iCloud: Details emerge on new music service
Apple is almost certainly getting ready to release a cloud-based music service. So what's inside the 'iCloud'?
05/27/2011 11:42 pm -
TweetDeck and Twitter officially tie the knot
TweetDeck is now a part of the Twitter family. Twitter reportedly spent $40 million to acquire TweetDeck.
05/25/2011 04:20 pm -
Horizons Mark Zuckerberg: Kids under 13 should be welcome on Facebook, too
Mark Zuckerberg says the under-13 set should be able to sign on to Facebook, despite a US law saying otherwise. Could a fight from Mark Zuckerberg change the law?
05/25/2011 02:34 pm -
Horizons HTC Trophy: What's inside the first Verizon WP7 device?
The HTC Trophy is the first Verizon handset to run Windows Phone 7. So what's under the hood?
05/20/2011 11:21 pm -
Horizons Amazon: E-book sales now outpace those of dead tree books
Amazon e-books are more popular than print books, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said today.
05/20/2011 09:50 am -
Horizons Windows 8: Would you like the PC version? Or one of four mobile versions?
Windows 8 is set to ship in iterations for traditional desktops and for mobile devices.
05/18/2011 10:31 pm -
Netflix streaming makes up 22 percent of Internet traffic
Netflix streaming accounts for more than a fifth of all North American Internet traffic during prime times.
05/18/2011 05:53 pm -
Horizons Free PSP games, movie rentals part of Sony's 'Welcome Back' package
Free PSP games, free PS3 games, free movie rentals –– Sony is scrambling to make up for the PSN outage, so take advantage of the generosity while you can.
05/17/2011 01:06 pm -
Horizons LA Noire review roundup
LA Noire reviews have centered on the mesmerizing graphics, the gripping gameplay, and the top-notch puzzles. So is LA Noire a better game than its open-world, cinematic siblings, Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption?
05/17/2011 12:51 pm -
Tidal turbines: New sparks of hope for green energy from beneath the waves
After decades of abandoned plans and crushed prototypes, tidal powers finds new footing off the shores of Eastport, Maine.
05/16/2011 05:08 pm -
Horizons PlayStation Network back online beginning this week
The PlayStation Network outage will soon be over. (Mostly.)
05/16/2011 02:54 pm -
Horizons Wii 2 will be a game changer, Ubisoft exec says
The Wii 2 is expected to arrive next year, and already, studios are gearing up for the next-generation Nintendo console. Here's what Wii 2 might offer.
05/16/2011 02:53 pm -
Horizons Angry Birds: Play online for free, thanks to Google
Angry Birds is now available on the Chrome Web Store, Rovio announced today.
05/12/2011 12:14 pm -
Horizons Dark Souls development dogged by PSN outage
The PlayStation Network remains offline. And that has caused some headaches for the developer of the game Dark Souls.
05/12/2011 11:39 am -
Horizons iPhone 5 release date pushed back to fall 2011: report
iPhone 5 will launch around September, according to one outlet.
05/11/2011 10:10 pm -
Horizons Skype sold to Microsoft for $8.5 billion
Skype will soon become a business division of Microsoft, reps for Microsoft and Skype announced today. But was the Microsoft-Skype deal a good one?
05/11/2011 12:51 am -
Google I/O kicks off new music service, battles with Apple
At Google I/O, the company launched its new cloud music service. And as with Amazon, Google did so without much support from the music industry.
05/10/2011 05:55 pm -
Horizons Tablets fly off shelves: Bad news for laptop makers?
Tablets such as the Apple iPad 2 have a funny way of edging out other computing devices in the minds of consumers, according to one new report on tablets.
05/10/2011 12:49 pm -
Horizons PlayStation Network back online fully around May 31: report
PlayStation Network service may not be completely back online until the end of the month, according to one source. Meanwhile, PSN today remains offline.
05/09/2011 11:33 pm -
Horizons Android now dominates US smartphone market. (Don't ask about RIM.)
Android is the most popular operating system in the country. Can RIM and Apple catch up?
05/09/2011 11:28 pm -
Horizons PlayStation Network back online very soon, says Sony
As engineers race to get PlayStation Network back online, Sony offers free credit protection and fraud insurance.
05/06/2011 06:00 pm -
Horizons PlayStation Network breach not our work, Anonymous says
The PlayStation Network outage roils onward. But Anonymous says it had nothing to do with the attack on the PSN system.
05/06/2011 12:18 am -
Horizons Pandora comedy channels: A new direction for music app?
Pandora goes slapstick. Meanwhile, the popular music-streaming service logs its ten billionth 'thumb.'
05/06/2011 12:17 am -
Smartphone apps: How to spot and stop firms tracking your phone
New smartphone apps can, such as WhisperCore, can nix phone tracking.
05/05/2011 04:30 pm
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